Sarmiento vs River Plate Prediction & Stats - Primera División 2026

Another instalment of a long-running fixture. Sarmiento vs River Plate carries real history into this round of the Primera División.

The two sides meet on 14/10 (Wednesday) at Estadio Eva Perón de Junín, 23:00 (UK time).

Read the Sarmiento vs River Plate prediction below before backing anything.

Our verdict on Sarmiento vs River Plate

A deep head-to-head record gives this fixture a story, and that context feeds directly into our thinking. This is the Sarmiento vs River Plate call we are most confident in:

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes River Plate the side to beat, with roughly 18% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all Primera División odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Sarmiento Preview

Sarmiento reach this fixture 27 match into their Primera División. Here is where Verde stand:

In this competition

• 12 won, 2 drawn, 13 lost

• 1.41 points per game

• 33 scored, at 1.22 a game

• 37 conceded, at 1.37 a game

Verde, season-wide

• 13 won, 2 drawn, 14 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Junior Osvaldo Marabel Jara, 14 goals

• Most assists: Junior Osvaldo Marabel Jara, 4 assists

Recent results — Sarmiento

09/10/2026 13:30

Aldosivi

1 - 3

Sarmiento

W

18/09/2026 20:15

Racing Club

3 - 1

Sarmiento

L

13/09/2026 13:45

Sarmiento

1 - 1

Belgrano

D

04/09/2026 15:45

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

0 - 2

Sarmiento

W

28/08/2026 18:00

Unión Santa Fe

4 - 1

Sarmiento

L

River Plate: how they are travelling

River Plate come in 31 matches into their Primera División.

Here is what River Plate have produced:

In this competition

• 16 won, 4 drawn, 11 lost

• 1.68 points per game

• 43 scored, at 1.39 a game

• 29 conceded, at 0.94 a game

River Plate, season-wide

• 21 won, 8 drawn, 12 lost across all competitions

• Leading scorer: Tomás Ezequiel Galván, 6 goals

• Most assists: Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua, 3 assists

Recent results — River Plate

10/10/2026 20:30

River Plate

1 - 0

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

W

19/09/2026 18:00

River Plate

1 - 2

Huracán

L

12/09/2026 16:30

Atlético Tucumán

1 - 2

River Plate

W

06/09/2026 18:15

River Plate

3 - 1

Independiente Rivadavia

W

30/08/2026 14:00

Banfield

2 - 3

River Plate

W

The head-to-head favours River Plate

River Plate have generally come out ahead of Verde in their recent meetings.

From 11 match(es):

• River Plate: 6 win(s)

• Sarmiento: 2 win(s)

• Drawn: 3

That trend is worth factoring into the Sarmiento vs River Plate prediction.

Form comparison Sarmiento vs River Plate

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Sarmiento

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L D W L	1.41
Home	D W W W L	2
Away	W L W L W	0.86

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	44%	62%	29%
Goals	2.59	2.23	2.93
Scored	1.22	1.38	1.07
Conceded	1.37	0.85	1.86
Both Teams to Score	52%	46%	57%
Without Conceding	30%	54%	7%
Failed To Score	22%	8%	36%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.25	1.43	1.09
xGA	1.72	1.54	1.9

Away Team

River Plate

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W L W W	1.68
Home	W W L W D	1.68
Away	W W L L W	1.67

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	52%	53%	50%
Goals	2.32	2.63	1.83
Scored	1.39	1.58	1.08
Conceded	0.94	1.05	0.75
Both Teams to Score	39%	42%	33%
Without Conceding	35%	37%	33%
Failed To Score	29%	21%	42%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.85	2.05	1.52
xGA	1.02	0.89	1.23

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Sarmiento vs River Plate

• Match: Sarmiento vs River Plate

• Competition: Primera División

• Date: Wednesday, 14/10/2026

• Kick-off: 23:00 (UK time)

• Venue: Estadio Eva Perón de Junín

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Home Team

Sarmiento

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W L D W L	1.41
Home	D W W W L	2
Away	W L W L W	0.86

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	44%	62%	29%
Goals	2.59	2.23	2.93
Scored	1.22	1.38	1.07
Conceded	1.37	0.85	1.86
Both Teams to Score	52%	46%	57%
Without Conceding	30%	54%	7%
Failed To Score	22%	8%	36%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.25	1.43	1.09
xGA	1.72	1.54	1.9

Away Team

River Plate

Argentina - Primera División

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W L W W	1.68
Home	W W L W D	1.68
Away	W W L L W	1.67

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	52%	53%	50%
Goals	2.32	2.63	1.83
Scored	1.39	1.58	1.08
Conceded	0.94	1.05	0.75
Both Teams to Score	39%	42%	33%
Without Conceding	35%	37%	33%
Failed To Score	29%	21%	42%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.85	2.05	1.52
xGA	1.02	0.89	1.23

Corners

9.37 / Match

+12% Corners / Match

Sarmiento received +12% more corners than River Plate in the Primera División

8.39 / Match

Aldosivi

(1)

Racing Club

(2)

Belgrano

(3)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(1)

Unión Santa Fe

(4)

Estudiantes

(3)

Huracán

(9)

(12)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(5)

Huracán

(5)

Atlético Tucumán

(2)

Independiente Rivadavia

(3)

Banfield

(3)

Vélez Sarsfield

(2)

Argentinos Juniors

Cards

2.96 / Match

+26% Cards / Match

Sarmiento received +26% more cards than River Plate in the Primera División

2.35 / Match

Aldosivi

(3)

Racing Club

(4)

Belgrano

(4)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(0)

Unión Santa Fe

(2)

Estudiantes

(2)

Huracán

(2)

(0)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(1)

Huracán

(2)

Atlético Tucumán

(2)

Independiente Rivadavia

(0)

Banfield

(2)

Vélez Sarsfield

(1)

Argentinos Juniors

Goals Scored

1.22 / Match

+14%

River Plate is +14% better in terms of goals scored

1.39 / Match

Aldosivi

(3)

Racing Club

(1)

Belgrano

(1)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(2)

Unión Santa Fe

(1)

Estudiantes

(2)

Huracán

(2)

(1)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(1)

Huracán

(2)

Atlético Tucumán

(3)

Independiente Rivadavia

(3)

Banfield

(2)

Vélez Sarsfield

(2)

Argentinos Juniors

Goals Conceded

1.37 / Match

+31%

Sarmiento condeded +31% more goals than River Plate

0.94 / Match

Aldosivi

(1)

Racing Club

(3)

Belgrano

(1)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(0)

Unión Santa Fe

(4)

Estudiantes

(0)

Huracán

(0)

(0)

Estudiantes Río Cuarto

(2)

Huracán

(1)

Atlético Tucumán

(1)

Independiente Rivadavia

(2)

Banfield

(2)

Vélez Sarsfield

(0)

Argentinos Juniors

Primera División Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Belgrano	32	16	10	6	38	23	15	58	1.81
2	Argentinos Juniors	31	16	10	5	37	25	12	58	1.87
3	Rosario Central	31	16	8	7	42	28	14	56	1.81
4	River Plate	31	16	4	11	43	29	14	52	1.68
5	Independiente Rivadavia	29	15	7	7	45	36	9	52	1.79
6	Boca Juniors	29	13	12	4	43	25	18	51	1.76
7	Vélez Sarsfield	29	12	13	4	35	26	9	49	1.69
8	Gimnasia La Plata	30	14	6	10	37	38	-1	48	1.6
9	Instituto	28	14	5	9	36	27	9	47	1.68
10	Estudiantes	29	13	6	10	34	21	13	45	1.55
11	Lanús	29	12	8	9	33	26	7	44	1.52
12	Huracán	30	11	11	8	31	26	5	44	1.47
13	Independiente	29	12	8	9	37	35	2	44	1.52
14	Defensa y Justicia	28	11	10	7	36	32	4	43	1.54
15	Barracas Central	28	10	9	9	25	24	1	39	1.39
16	Gimnasia Mendoza	28	11	6	11	29	34	-5	39	1.39
17	Sarmiento	27	12	2	13	33	37	-4	38	1.41
18	Unión Santa Fe	30	10	7	13	43	44	-1	37	1.23
19	San Lorenzo	29	9	10	10	21	27	-6	37	1.28
20	Racing Club	30	9	8	13	32	36	-4	35	1.17
21	Talleres Córdoba	29	9	7	13	28	33	-5	34	1.17
22	Tigre	28	7	11	10	29	28	1	32	1.14
23	Newell's Old Boys	28	7	11	10	26	36	-10	32	1.14
24	Banfield	28	8	7	13	31	37	-6	31	1.11
25	Atlético Tucumán	28	6	10	12	25	30	-5	28	1
26	Platense	28	5	12	11	22	33	-11	27	0.96
27	Central Córdoba SdE	28	6	8	14	21	37	-16	26	0.93
28	Deportivo Riestra	28	3	13	12	14	24	-10	22	0.79
29	Aldosivi	28	2	10	16	19	39	-20	16	0.57
30	Estudiantes Río Cuarto	28	2	5	21	11	40	-29	11	0.39